Sight loss

William Kent in his Celtic dress. Picture: Steve MacDougall.

Perth & Kinross

Blind teenager gets ready for fundraising paddle board challenge at Perthshire loch

August 27 2020

Junko Saito Kamo worked for two years in Ninewells Hospital’s department of ophthalmology as a visiting researcher.

Ninewells Hospital sight loss support scheme being replicated in Japan due to success

August 5 2020

Alasdair Marnoch using sound to play his game.

Abertay student develops audio-only horror game accessible for people with sight loss

May 25 2020

Jonathan Attenborough with guide dog Sam on Mill Street, where there are no kerbs to differentiate between road and pavement.

Perth & Kinross

Campaigners prepared for legal fight over city centre danger zone

June 17 2019

Jonathan Attenborough with guide dog Sam on Mill Street, where there are no kerbs to differentiate between road and pavement.

Perth & Kinross

Council faces pressure to make Perth’s culture quarter safer for visually impaired

June 8 2019

Merlin Hetherington, left, and Alex McMaster.

Fife

Fife students’ epic cycle to prevent hearing and sight loss in Africa

May 27 2019

The gene therapy operation in which a virus is injected into the eye through syringe. (NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre)

UK surgeons hail ‘world first’ op to tackle leading cause of sight loss

February 18 2019

Mike Tasker

Angus & The Mearns

Power of humour transforms life of sight loss Angus Army veteran Mike

December 5 2018

Dr Mhairi Thurston and guide dog Wanda

Dundee lecturer helps RNIB celebrate 150th birthday

October 16 2018

NESS Volunteer Nicky Milne and Volunteer Co-ordinator Joan Kennedy

Angus & The Mearns

Desperate appeal for volunteers for sight-loss charity

July 5 2018